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  Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas (Vintage)

  by Elaine Pagels

  In Beyond Belief , renowned religion scholar Elaine Pagels continues her groundbreaking examination of the earliest Christian texts, arguing for an ongoing assessment of faith and a questioning of religious orthodoxy. Spurred on by personal tragedy and new scholarship from an international group of researchers, Pagels returns to her investigation of the “secret” Gospel of Thomas, and breathes new life into... (more)
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  Gospel Truths

  by J. G. Sandom

  They have been drawn into a plot more insidious than anything they could have imagined—a battle to control one of religion’s greatest secrets. For English detective Nigel Lyman, it begins with the suspicious suicide of a corrupt Italian banker in London. For French-born Mariane Soury-Fontaine, it starts with the mysterious disappearance of her lover. And for American mathematician Joseph Koster, the search leads... (more)
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  Thirty essays on the Gospel of Thomas

  by Hugh McGregor Ross

  These Essays are a response to an intensive study of the Gospel of Thomas that extended over many years. The study covered every possible aspect of the Gospel and its origins. Thus the Essays help you to become informed about this ground-breaking record of the sayings of Jesus. You learn about the ancient document itself, how it came into existence, the rôle of Thomas the disciple of Jesus, and the relation of... (more)
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  Jung and the Lost Gospels : Insights into the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Library

  by Stephan A. Hoeller

  Insights into the Dead Sea Scrolls and Nag Hammadi Library. Companion video.
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  Gospel of Thomas annotated & explained

  by Stevan L. Davies

  This ancient text can become a companion for your own spiritual journey. In 1945, twelve ancient books were found inside a sealed jar at the base of an Egyptian cliff. One of those texts was the Gospel of Thomas, one of the most important religious archaeological discoveries of the twentieth century. While illuminating the origins of Christianity, it raises the question whether the New Testament's version of... (more)
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  The Gospel of Thomas

  by Jean-Yves Leloup

  Discovered in 1945 in Upper Egypt, the Gospel of Thomas is a collection of 114 sayings or logia attributed to Jesus. It differs from the canonical Gospels in that it proclaims nothing and predicts nothing, but instead presents words of Jesus, as purportedly recorded by his disciple Thomas, in brief, sometimes enigmatic, fragments reminiscent of Zen koans. Inspired by his years of intimate study of the text,... (more)
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  The Gospel of Thomas : the gnostic wisdom of Jesus

  by Jean-Yves Leloup

  A new translation and analysis of the gospel that records the actual words of Jesus • Explores the gnostic significance of Jesus's teachings recorded in this gospel • Explains the true nature of the new man whose coming Jesus envisioned • Translated and interpreted by the author of the bestselling The Gospel of Mary Magdalene and The Gospel of Philip One of the cache of codices and manuscripts discovered... (more)
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  Insights from the Secret Teachings of Jesus: The Gospel of Thomas

  by Christan Amundsen

  Among the Gospels of the early Christian Church stands a document so provocative that it was banned by the Church and kept out of the orthodox Bible. The Gospel of Thomas contains "secret sayings of the living Jesus" that the politically organized church tried desperately to destroy. The question is: why? Insights from the Secret Teachings of Jesus gives us a powerful clue, and provides guidance in understanding... (more)
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  The Gospel of Thomas: Annotated & Explained (Skylight Illuminations,)

  Originally written in Greek and Coptic, the Gospel of Thomas — hidden in the Egyptian sands for over 1,600 years — is the most widely read of the Gnostic Gospels. It consists of 114 short and highly concentrated sayings, each a mini-parable with an outer form and deep inner meanings given in symbolic language. Expert Hugh McGregor Ross presents them here in a pleasing handwritten calligraphy. He has rearranged the... (more)